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teenage

tee·nage

UK/ˈtiːnɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈtiˌneɪdʒ/ common

adjective

1.

being of the age 13 through 19

  • “teenage mothers”
  • “the teen years”
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Origin

From teen (Kentish variant of tine (“enclose within a wattle fence”)) + -age (suffix forming abstract nouns). First attested circa 1700.

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